Winnemucca Gold Property

The Winnemucca Gold Property is a gold, silver, and iron mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,594 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Winnemucca Gold Property
Secondary: Winnemucca Mountain Mine
Secondary: Gold Hill Group
Secondary: W property

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum

Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Winnemucca Mountain District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Winnemucca BLM District

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Pallaum Minerals
Info Year: 1998

Owner Name: Anvil Resources, Ltd.
Info Year: 1997

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: vein/shear zone/igneous contact
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Year First Production: 1930
Discovery Year: 1937
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Model Name: Distal disseminated Ag-Au

Orebody

Form: tabular to irregular

Structure

Type: L
Description: A north-trending shear zone

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: yes

Rocks

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Description: metamorphosed limy
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Granodiorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Tertiary

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Description: metamorphosed limy
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Electrum
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Molybdenite
Gangue: Chalcopyrite

Comments

Comment (Commodity): Ore Materials: gold, electrum

Comment (Economic Factors): There was unknown but small amount of historic production from the mine in the 1930s.In 1998, reserves were reported to be 130,000 to 140,000 oz Au proven, plus 300,000 oz Au indicated.

Comment (Geology): The shear zone contains small amounts of gold and silver in gangue of quartz and iron oxides.

Comment (Identification): The current record incorporates material from MRDS record # M030034 for the old Winnemucca Mountain Mine which is encompassed by the current Winnemucca Gold Property.

Comment (Location): The property is located on the southern slope of Winnemuca Mountain.

Comment (Workings): The historic mine was developed by a series of open cuts and shallow tunnels

Comment (Commodity): Gangue Materials: quartz; iron oxides; molybdenite, chalcopyrite

Comment (Deposit): The property is covered by 22 or more unpatented claims.

Comment (Development): The historic Winnemucca Mountain mine was owned by Gus and Ab Rogers from at least 1937 through 1945. The ore shipped from the mine during this period had a high iron content, and was shipped primarily for use as flux. The mine area has been prospected sporadically since that time as a precious metals prospect. In 1997, Anvil Resources announced delay of a two-phase drilling program scheduled for the Winnemucca Mountain gold property while it sought additional funding or a joint venture partner. Extensive earlier exploration on the property proved up 130,000 to 140,000 oz of gold in the main stockwork zone with several other potential zones targeted for drill testing. In 1987 in the same area, Pallaum Minerals announced signing of an option to acquire what they called the ?W property? , where earlier drilling identified disseminated gold in silicified sediments and in quartz/ carbonate veining (Pallaum Minerals press release, 4/16/97). In 1998, Pallaum began a preliminary exploration program on the property and planned drilling in the latter part of the year. The work centered on an area of gold mineralization that graded 0.04 opt gold over 100 feet. Pallaum Minerals was subsequently evaluating potential joint venture opportunities.

References

Reference (Deposit): Amer. Mines (1998), 1997

Reference (Deposit): Denver Mining Record, 1994

Reference (Deposit): Willden, R., 1964, Geology and Mineral Deposits of Humboldt Co., Nev.; Nev. Bur. Mines Bull 59.

Reference (Deposit): Vanderburg, W.O., 1938, Reconnaissance of Mining Districts in Humboldt County, Nevada; U.S.B.M. Inf. Circ. 6995

Reference (Deposit): 1937, Prospectus for Winnemucca Mountain Mines Co; on file at NBMG..

Reference (Deposit): Long, K.R., DeYoung, J.H., Jr., and Ludington, S.D., 1998, Significant deposits of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-206A, 33 p.; 98-206B. one 3.5 inch diskette.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG MI-97

Reference (Deposit): NBMG MI-98

Reference (Deposit): D.A. Davis and J. V. Tingley, 1999, Gold and silver resources in Nevada, NBMG Map 120

Reference (Deposit): NBMG MI-97

Reference (Deposit): Pallaum Minerals news release, 8/24/98.

Reference (Deposit): Anvil Resources Ltd. press release, 6/3/97.

Nevada Gold

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.